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Classic Alarms Sites

Create and manage Alarms sites to manage your Classic Alarms devices

Updated over a month ago

This article is a guide for classic Alarms. Refer to this article if you have new Alarms. See New Alarms vs Classic Alarms if you are unsure which version of Alarms you have.


Alarms sites allow you to manage your Alarms devices. Events from other devices in the organization (cameras, air quality sensors, doors) can become alarm triggers with customizable response actions.

A site automatically becomes an Alarms site when you add an alarm panel or alarm console.


Create a new site

  1. In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

  2. At the top right, click Add Alarm Site.

  3. On Location:

    1. Click the Site dropdown and select Add New Site.

    2. On Add New Site, enter a unique site name, and click Add.

    3. Click the Location dropdown and select Add New Address, and click Next.

    4. Confirm the location.


Designate an existing site as an Alarms site

  1. In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

  2. At the top right, click Add Alarm Site.

  3. On Location:

    1. Select the desired site.

    2. Set the location to the address that you would like first responders to be dispatched to the event of an emergency.

  4. Follow the prompts to configure your new alarm site.


Move devices between Alarms sites

  1. In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

  2. Select your alarm site.

  3. At the top, select Devices.

  4. Hover over any one of the alarm devices and at the top right of the device, click the ellipsis icon and select Move to move the device to the new alarm site.

Watch this video to see how this works


Remove devices from your Alarms site

  1. In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Alarms.

  2. Select your alarm site.

  3. At the top, select Devices.

  4. Select a device by clicking it and then select the 3 vertical dots in the right-hand corner.

  5. Hover over any one of the alarm devices and at the top right of the device, click the ellipsis icon and select Delete to remove the devices from the alarm site.

When you delete an alarm console or alarm panel, the action also removes these devices from your organization.


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